FIFA has banned Dele Alli for one international match for
making an offensive gesture during England's World Cup qualifying match against
Slovakia at Wembley last month.
Alli has equally been fined 5,000 Swiss francs following the
incident, though FIFA's disciplinary committee said it accepted the gesture had
not been aimed at the referee.
TV footage showed the 21-year-old swearing shortly after a crash
with Martin Skrtel ,
but the player was quick to stress that it was aimed at team-mate Kyle Walker
Alli is going to miss next Thursday's game against Slovenia
at Wembley as England look to seal their place at next summer's World Cup, but
he could come back for the final group game in Lithuania on Sunday.
Before the suspension being announced, England boss Gareth
Southgate said he hoped Alli would learn from his mistake.
So the outshot of all of this is that he recognizes the
responsibility and it's important for him & us that he is available for
games which he wants to play.
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